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Cinn → Boondockers: December 23, 2019One of the main reasons I boondock: I'm not retired yet, so while I am sitting inside working all day -- I'd much rather have a scenic view out my window. Why do YOU boondock?
Hillary December 23, 2019
I'm all about the nature! I don't mind having neighbors, but I'd like them a bit further away then most RV parks space out the sites so I tend to prefer boondocking. When we are out in the RV I like going to places with easy access hiking and swimming.
Robbie & Alice December 23, 2019
We have worked very hard as full timers / boondockers (14 years) to be self-sufficient so we don't need RV parks. There are so many reasons to list here why we prefer our lifestyle to the way sardines live.
Tony PolisiDecember 27, 2019
14 years wow. You must have a lot of knowledge. Would you share a couple of the most important things you've learned? I promise not to park right next to you....lol....
Beans and I on the LooseDecember 23, 2019
Boondocking offers freedom. Freedom of choice in your surroundings and freedom of choice in those around you.
MlhDecember 23, 2019
I like to camp in the Shirley Basin in Wyoming. 10 mile from the nearest house and 2 miles from a road or Union Pass Wyoming where your radio wont work and forget about a cell phone.
Robbie & Alice December 23, 2019
Charles, most of it is pure commons sense. We are amazed at how much money people will spend to stay in RV parks when they could be putting that money into equipment that makes camping free and with all those free amenities!!!
Dennis SiepierskiDecember 23, 2019I can have neighbors on my own terms. Sometimes I am really sociable, sometimes not so much. I park as close or as far from others as I currently feel. Plus no chemlawn, leaf blowers, park rules etc.
My dog has lived most of her life on BLM land and... moreI can have neighbors on my own terms. Sometimes I am really sociable, sometimes not so much. I park as close or as far from others as I currently feel. Plus no chemlawn, leaf blowers, park rules etc.
My dog has lived most of her life on BLM land and almost doesn't know what a leash is. If. I bother someone I just give them more space less
Ed of AZDecember 23, 2019
Simple. I boondock because I can. I didn't get an RV to park it in town, and paying for a place to sleep when there are so many beautiful, quiet, and uncrowded places available just seems like a waste of money.
KingmorelDecember 23, 2019I got to thinking on this...
I realized that here in Canada we call boondocking simply camping.
As a wildcrafter I have been camping (boondocking) for close to 40 years....
99% of the time on what we call crown land (similar to BLM in th... moreI got to thinking on this...
I realized that here in Canada we call boondocking simply camping.
As a wildcrafter I have been camping (boondocking) for close to 40 years....
99% of the time on what we call crown land (similar to BLM in the usa)
A note on that in Canada, although some authorities try to pressure us wildcrafters off of crown land but they always fail, each and every time.
I know thousands of places to camp for free from Vancouver BC to Dawson City Yukon, from Vancouver to newfoundland.
I have put over a million miles on my old trillium travel trailer, wore out dozens of tents wild crafting across this country.
The term boondocking had me confused but I get it now.... I just need to carry on as I've been doing most of my life.
May we all share time around a camp fire in brotherhood, enjoying these two great countries....
I hope before I give up this life that I get to meet each and everyone of you wonder people. less
HuJen & 7December 23, 2019
So many of us love the open spaces, beautiful nature and serenity that we just have to go find those places. I feel a kinship with others that feel that way too.
David & Ninette Tigner December 24, 2019Lots of great reasons and every person is different so there should be. Some parks are nice and spaced out but the biggest reason we don't stay there is the cost. Although the ones we have stayed at this past year allowed us to dry camp at a very cheap pr... moreLots of great reasons and every person is different so there should be. Some parks are nice and spaced out but the biggest reason we don't stay there is the cost. Although the ones we have stayed at this past year allowed us to dry camp at a very cheap price which was nice because there were no boondocking sites available in that area. We love the views and nature. We do like staying where others are just for safety sakes in some areas. But it is important to give people space and I don't like hearing generators running. We have put money in our system to make us completely self-contained so why not use it. I also became a HAM and bought my first radio. Don't know anything yet but working on it. Another way to be self-reliant. less
Tony PolisiDecember 27, 2019The last time I was in a RV park it was worse then living in an apartment in a city. Kids on bikes screaming, people everywhere. I don't understand why you would go to a RV park to be 10 ft from your neighbor. I can do that at home. As far as the amenitie... moreThe last time I was in a RV park it was worse then living in an apartment in a city. Kids on bikes screaming, people everywhere. I don't understand why you would go to a RV park to be 10 ft from your neighbor. I can do that at home. As far as the amenities go, I don't care if they have a pool, putt putt, or what ever. I go boon-docking for the space. I don't mind company, but it must be company of my choosing. Also the rules at these campgrounds are fascist. I'm looking for freedom not communism. lol... I'm ranting, but in all the posts I'm reading no one talks about these things. Am I missing something? less
Cinn December 27, 2019
I boondock for all of those reasons too, but it's been so long since I've experienced an RV park that I've forgotten about all those things. Perhaps the other boondockers replying to this are far-removed from those experiences as well.
TheClearyClan December 27, 2019We keep our motorhome in an RV Park. We do not have room to keep it near our house. I also see that as a security issue, if the big rig is missing, then no one is home, come take the TV, microwave, etc. To keep it in a storage yard in a parking spot near ... moreWe keep our motorhome in an RV Park. We do not have room to keep it near our house. I also see that as a security issue, if the big rig is missing, then no one is home, come take the TV, microwave, etc. To keep it in a storage yard in a parking spot near home is $300/month. The seasonal rate at the RV Park is $2,550/year plus $300 for the five off season months for storage. Add them together and divide by 12 it comes out to less than $250/month. Our site is full hook-up, we have Wi-Fi and cable TV. When we spend a weekend with family in other campgrounds we do not get on line for the one dump station when we leave, we return to our assigned site in the RV Park where we have a dump station all to ourselves.
I have been camping for about 57 years, mostly tent camping in state parks and national forests. I have done quite a bit of wilderness camping, much like boondocking.
What is at the top of my list of annoyances in private campgrounds and RV Parks is people walking through your campsite and in some cases driving through your campsite, even if you are sitting there.
As far as the yelling kids on bicycles go, they are my grandkids and they are staying in my rig.
RicUDecember 28, 2019
Bob, in your area, you have the right idea about security. If you wanted too you could come up to my park and store your RV in a gated community and get electric and water.
TheClearyClan December 28, 2019RicU I have a cousin that lives in the Hideout in the Lake Aerial area. No RVs allowed next to the houses in the development, but they do have a fantastic campground in the development. My two brothers and I gathered there a couple of years ago. We used their camp fire ring that is about 10 feet in diameter.
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